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Bears (8-1) at Jets (5-4)

Noon Sunday, WFLD-Ch. 32

November 13, 2006

FIRST LOOK: The Jets are coming off a huge win over the Patriots to get to 5-4, so they will be the second of three straight winning teams the Bears will play. The Jets sacked Tom Brady four times, one by each member of the front four, while Chad Pennington was sacked only once. With the Patriots now 6-3, the Jets have extra incentive to stay within striking distance in a suddenly tight AFC East.

KEY STAT: Pennington is a 63 percent passer who bounced back from a 39 percent performance in a loss to Cleveland two weeks ago to beat the Patriots. During the week off, he simplified his reads and stopped overthinking the defenses.

KEY MATCHUP:

Jets WRs vs. Bears DBs

Third-year receiver Jerricho Cotchery has emerged to give Pennington a reliable complement to Laveranues Coles. Bears cornerbacks have to figure out how to cover both.